My father worked on the 81st floor of the north tower for bank of America. Fortunately he left in June 2001. My mother worked in 7 world trade for American Express. I went to work my with father on one of his last days there. My mother met us for lunch on 106th floor at the “windows on the world” restaurant. It was my first and last time at the original one World Trade Center. This is truly a memory I’ll never ever forget.
@@Papa_zilla How fucking old are you? Cap? Learn to talk like a man and not some puck ass little kid. No grown man goes around yelling 'CAP". You sound fucking retarded.
The thing that made the old WTC really stand out was that they were twins...design-wise they were pretty ordinary, but what made them really iconic was that there was two of them, identical save for an antenna on the North Tower. It's really a shame they only put up one replacement tower, the skyline just looks...incomplete.
I wondered why there was only one new WTC built. A CZcams comment said it was really expensive to build the current one because of the expense it took to make Freedom Tower as safe and strong as it is and that there were insufficient funds to make its twin. That it will take maybe a decade to see its twin. Makes me wonder if they will and makes me REALLY want to look into it. If it was expenses I get it. If it was because it would be a strangely sad reminder of 9/11 with two standing I kind of understand, otherwise, I don't understand why there is not a twin for Freedom Tower.
My father's business ran a take your kid to work day in April. My father worked on the 84th floor of the North Tower. This day, was April 25, 2000. This was the 1st, and last time I would ever enter that building. He wasn't the greatest man, he had some past problems with alcoholism and abuse. But, he had changed. On September 12, 2001, would've marked his 1st official year of sobriety. His body has never been recovered. My dearest mother passed in 2011. She now will have eternal peace. I love you, Mom and Dad.
❤did your dad know Jesus? I'm thinking he did because He's the only way to get through that type of addiction. He's the only way to get through anything 😊 God bless you and thank you for sharing. You will be reunited with your parents one day if you to trust in Christ. So much happening today. A great book I can recommend is Harbingers I'll. Did you know New York was discovered on 9/11 and the Pentagon broke ground on 9/11/73? Quite interesting. Remember the anthrax letters sent to Tom Daschle and others? They were holding up the vote on the Patriot Act. 🤔 hmmm...
I'm not a New Yorker. I'm not even American. I was 12 when the attacks happen. But the whole event has a grasp on me. New York has always been my idea of America. It was all we saw on TV and in Movies. New York, the twin towers. Somehow i feel so much for the 9/11 attacks. Every year that date comes up, the news feed remind me and i watch documentaries and such. It's soothing to watch old footage of the twin towers, but i also feel sickened. Whenever a view like 2:39 comes up. i can't help but feel the helplessness those people had up there. Hanging from a window, gasping for air and hoping for a miracle. Instead, they fell, they jumped, the suffocated, burned or were crushed. Now i can't even begin to comprehend how a New Yorker must feel. To see it happen, to lose people you knew or loved. To see one of the most iconic buildings in the world fall with all those people going with em. What a loss..
It's a shame how these days people know the twin towers only because of 9/11 (my 7-year old niece recently saw the 70s King Kong movie on TV and straight up said "Look, it's the 9/11 towers!") Nobody these days bothers to remember them for the 29 years they stood over Manhattan. Nobody remembers them as iconic, impressive monuments symbolizing the might of New York. All they remember of them is the image of them going up in flames, the political turmoil afterwards and war that ensued. They say every Sept 11, "Never forget", but it seems like they've already forgotten. :(
l agree im irish im not a new yorker tho most new yorkers are our blood, but for me america was always the safe place l always though nothing could get pass them so it did shock alot of ppl because we were raised on movies of american heros and war films, hopefully there security is airtight now
@@rohanjxr Maybe I am... I should get an SSI check for it.... And a check for the mental duress you've caused me by hurting my feelings..lol... That's something else that changed since then too.
Before the '93 bombing, I used to get in my car in Jersey - where I could see the towers every day, go thru the Lincoln tunnel, take the Westside Highway south, & there used to be a left turn sign that took you right into the multi-level garage under the north tower - exactly where the bomb-laden truck parked. We'd take an elevator to the lobby, then up to Windows On The World.- those very elevators that could've saved hundreds, but were severed and/or unreachable. It was always magical once we got to the restaurant, to be greeted by views seen no where rlse on earth. On those many times I went there & shared those special evenings with my dates, we were blessed that, it wasn't our destiny to perish there. Condolences to those who did.
@@kmeddow2002 We parked at level 1 or 2, just under the street..Once, while leaving, I had forgotten to have my receipt validated, & it wasn't cheap, bit I showed some Poloraid pics w took in the restaurant, & it worked. Still have them.
I’m so glad I had the chance to see the WTC when I was 14, just a few years before 9/11. I’ll never forget that beautiful view of them from the ferry. My pictures are all I have left from that trip, but I’m thankful to have them. There are no words for the pain I feel when thinking about all of those human beings we lost that day. It left a scar on my psyche.
I visited New York for the very first time in January 2001 at 20 years old, and was there for only a few days. I saw the Twin Towers /WTC from a Circle Line Ferry. The day was bitterly cold and overcast, and I didn’t really think much of the area at first, so didn’t take many pictures. I think I was preoccupied with seeing the Statue of Liberty the most. I never would have imagined that this trip would be my last chance to see them up close, take the elevator up to the viewing deck and look out over the city. I regret that I didn’t make the effort to really appreciate them while I was there.
Well 3000 people wouldn't die to the WTC 1 and 2 They will still be standing there. America wouldn't have calmed down their rules for the police like attack people and torturing them. It would have been quite different place. 13000 +cancer victims would still be alive.
Jet Boy yeah but an even worse event would have probably happened. Everything changed that day including the way we handle security. If none of it had happened something worse would’ve taken its place later on.
Visited Ground Zero last year with my youngest son who was not born in 2001. Hard to explain to him the ominous, nauseating feeling I got walking there. So so sad and tragic. Changed the world forever.
Wow! I knew about every inch of the complex before 911 (know it pretty well now). The before shots brings back allot of memories that I kind of pushed out of my head I suppose. Wish I could go back and revisit. And, still had family members and friends that never made it out. Thanks for posting the video.
Thanks for posting. Used to work in 2 WTC on the 103rd floor. Lost friends that day. Just nice to try to remember those buildings and Century 21 - loved to shop there.. RIP to you all especially George Strauch
Thank you for this video. I was 20 when this disaster happened. I was a young soldier in the British army at the time, and that day changed my life forever. I have never been to NY but I have vowed to see the memorial in my life time. I often wondered how it looked before in the surrounding areas and what it's like today. Thank you.🇬🇧
@@qkings_Roblox I think you need to look up the definition of "disaster" before becoming a grammar Hitler on social media. A disaster can be natural or man made. In this case it was a man made disaster in the form of terrorism. So yes in my personal opinion 9/11 was a disaster, that had disastrous consequences for me and many other soldiers and military personnel serving at that time.
@@kippamip Do not call me a grammar hitler you donkey. Its a terrorist attack. Never hears that someone Said that 9/11 was a disaster. Most bs ive heard.
I absolutely love what they did. The waterfalls and the names with engravings deep enough so that loved ones of the lost can place roses or flowers in the names.
This a hard video, but is the reality the workers did a beatiful work in honor to thoseones who died on September 11 of 2001. My love and solidarity to the victims and families who lost their parents.
Whenever I head to New York, I don’t get a friendly greeting there, and I always thought that it was because of 9/11 and the effect it had on every single one of them. If I were one of them I would be acting the same.
@@thecommentator9867 you were probably meeting people who were born before 9/11 I bet the people born after 9/11 are probably nicer because they haven’t had their own tragic event yet
Wer Rechtschreibfehler findet darf sie behalten bitch what the fuck you talking about yes we miss the old twin towers but the one World Trade Center Is beautiful
Beautiful..I think about 9/11 daily..all those poor people that lost their lives 😪 I visited WTC in 2000..i remember telling my bf (at the time) wth is the World Trade Center and why would i want to visit it...Now im so glad i had the chance
Omg i sooo jealous, i always wanted to visit it, i even cut class once just to visit the Empire State Building, but couldn’t find the entrance, plus i’d be intimidated, if I walked in through the lobby all alone with bookback on. front dest would be like, “who ur here to visit” i’d be like “uummm”
I was in NY for new years 2001. I was able to see them 9 months before they came down. I still can't believe it, I mean those buildings were huge. I remember taking a picture of the buildings right before landing at LaGuardia. RIP to all those who perished.
@@TheLeah2344 its so eerie now to think about it. I was only 19 in 2000 when i went. I would love to go back and pay my respects at the memorial someday.. its still so unbelievable 😪
@@TheLeah2344 its so eerie now to think about it. I was only 19 in 2000 when i went. I would love to go back and pay my respects at the memorial someday.. its still so unbelievable 😪
I travelled to New York City for the very first time the September of the previous year. My friend and I laid down on the ground and just looked up at the towers for several minutes. I remember feeling so small in that moment.
It’s so haunting to see the images from the towers. Imagining being up there while there was no way down and it was burning. How horrific. God bless everyone who we lost that day ♥️
I was there as a tourist and went up in the south tower in August 2001. I was 18 y.o. Couple of weeks later it was all gone. It was very tough emotionally.
I haven't been inside the old towers since 88-89? working messenger.. Highest floor been..(102nd fl..) Japanese bank.. Also worked at merrel linch..Chrysler build..& 2nd financial building with the round DOME n satellite on top as security guard.. 45th fl.. roof top right across WTC.. I used to see window washers way up there.. I was cross seas in 2001.. Always visited family- every yr untill I moved back in 2012-But never wanted to go back to look or take photos.. It destroyed my love for downtown.. Because it was a visual from most everywhere.. Even battery park..the village etc.. It was a good era..with so much more good happenings.. More modern now-but more greed and hatetred
Deepest sympathies to all the families that lost there loved ones on that horrific day, it has effected many around the world even people who have watched it on tv and never been, including myself, I saw it on the news I was 13 and I can definitely say where I was when I was told about that day... pure tragic and burn for eternity to the people that are responsible.
I personally liked the old wtc because their design was so simple, but breathtaking and also how the old wtc had a plaza and how the new wtc doesn't. And how the the south tower had a rooftop deck and the antenna.
The first time I’ve seen New York I still remember when I was walking on the Brooklyn Bridge and I was going towards Manhattan. I was amazed by the view around with all the skyline, The Empire on the right and the Statue of Liberty on the left. I watched at the One WTC and I couldn’t get out of my mind how terrible must have been the sight of two commercial planes flying so low, the demeaning crash and the sounds. I walked past a fire station, I saw a commemorative plate and then I stopped at the two pools, I watched at the names written on it. Me and all those people around were just looking at the void. But life goes on, the noise of the city never disappeared for a moment after all these 20 last years, we stood up together as a nation in the most difficult time of our history. My prayers to all the victims involved in this tragic event: you will never be forgotten.
The Twin Towers was such a majestic building)): I wish I could’ve seen them in person. My heart aches for those affected by this tragedy. 😢I’m sorry you guys went through this.
Am Iraqi living in Dubai. ...as a child it was my dream to see new York. ..I always thought that this is impossible as if it on another planet. ..but this dream came true 2 weeks ago. ..I loved it. ..especially when I saw the memorial I remember that day I came back from work and my friend called me and asked me to turn the TV on. ..but my son was watching his favorite cartoon. ..the pokemo at that time so he didn't let me watch what millions of people were watching live. ..I still remind him of that 😊
As an Australian literally living over the other side of the world on that very dreadful day, I’m still deeply impacted by the events of that very day. To this very day, I feel the world lost something very special and the truth has never been truly revealed especially to those who lost loved ones. The lose of all those innocent people was far beyond my comprehension and I still struggle today to come to terms with that day. God Bless 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
❤I agree with you @Phil Prov we have been lied to for far too long! If you are interested in learning the truth Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth are working to bring evidence before a Grand Jury. In the UK the Campbell Family is bringing a wrongful death lawsuit against the US. And other family members are doing the same thing. I try telling people about these amazing organizations to empower us. We gotta be the voices we lost 😢🙏
I am from Warsaw, Poland. For those who don't know, Warsaw is also a skyscraper city like New York. The Marriott Hotel and the Oxford Tower (Kia Motors Tower) look very similar to the original Twin Towers of New York. I can see them from my apartment. Warsaw is well connected to New York and have a lot in common and have a special friendship. RIP to all the people who died on 9/11, they will always be in our hearts and never forgotten. Twin Towers are gone (in New York) but not forgotten.
I remember EXACTLY what I was doing, EXACTLY where I was standing when I was listening to the usual Howard Stern show,like usual while I was working & he said a plane just flew into the WTC . From that very moment on,everything changed. And while I spent the day off an don glued to the news channles watching it all unfold ...... I got to make coffee, I got to relax, I got to do things, I got to go to sleep that night & knowing my family is safe & within a phonecall away. ... While the people at WTC had lived a Nightmare & many died a horrific death. ......The very second my life is going fine,someone else is contimplating letting go,becuse its better than being burned to death. Those people left home,just like I did to go to work. ....Its just horrible what they all went thru.
As a londoner my heart goes out to everyone who is still affected by it and to those who died may you rest in eternal peace🙏🙏i stand by you new york city
wow thank you for this perspective. i couldnt really place the towers when i visited as you somehow loose perspective on its actual positioning however your video really gave me a very clear picture. god bless all those lost souls, their families and humanity. may we all rise in unity and stand for each other
I wish I could've lived in the 80s-90s. Things seemed so peaceful and safe. These times are weird, sad, and anger provoking beyond measure. It's sad that for people to come together, it always takes a mass attack or horrible event. People can be horrible sometimes.
@@nathanplays8872 I checked out your channel and you can't be anywhere over 12 years old so don't go around the internet being annoying and wasting your life away. It just leads to your own self hatred and depression. Grow up, get off your ass, get a job, and move on with your life.
I've only been to NYC twice and each time I was just passing through. I remember looking out the window as we were crossing from Jersey into the city and seeing those massive towers lit against the night sky. What a magical sight. The entire city was mesmerizing - I couldn't help but think that this had to be one of the most beautiful places in the world.
When I first visited the site I was so angry and sad at the same time. Knowing some poor soul had probably jumped and landed where I stood. I couldn’t even walk near it after that. I felt that out of respect I didn’t want to crowd those who lost their lives space. It’s been 20 years but I’m still not over it.
As a kid who watched this happen on TV I can say that my childhood was over that day. Nothing was ever the same again. After this we didn't outside to play anymore, nobody came over to visit anymore. The world changed completely.
New York pre-2001: The feeling of comfort, concrete jungle, busy but at peace New York post-2001: The feeling of coldness, mirrors and glass everywhere, everything is cold blue and empty
Great video! It made me tear up a bit. I was in NYC the day this video was published and I happened to visit the WTC memorial grounds that very day. I felt very moved by how the grounds and museum were constructed. I also still remember 9/11/01 itself and the tragedy that unfolded that day.
While the old towers were simple, they were very unique. There were no other buildings in the world that looked just like them. I feel as though the new ones look like every other manhattan glass building built in recent years. They should have at least built two of them.
Two beautiful buildings. I said on the day of the attacks, America should just build them again in the exact same spot identical as an act of defiance. I was 20 and serving in the British army. That day changed my world and everybody else's forever. Great footage.
That would be like an invitation for our enemies to attack them again. Plus, now we know by their design, they really weren't safe to work in. Those on the upper floors didn't have a chance of being rescued, especially since the number of stairwells was changed from 6 to 3.
My last time at the WTC was when my now 32 year old nephew was a year old and got hired by a modeling agency. We went to WTC to get his portfolio done. somewhere in my garage, I have the pictures I took the day in June 1989 when my sister and I took him into NYC, with the WTC about a block behind us, a massive backdrop. If you weren't a NYer back then, you didn't know what that building was - just that it was huge.
I was on a field trip back in '78, and I ran around the perimeter if one of the towers. Unless you've seen them and been to the top, you can't imagine how enormous these structures were. The base of the building is one acre in area. If you stood right underneath and looked up, youd almost fall over.
Have never been to NYC, but that day will stick with me for as long as I live, as I'm sure it will any American that remembers and felt it. 20 years and I still get emotional thinking about it, hope to visit one day to pay tribute to all of those great people that lost their lives.
ere for the 20th anniversary of one of the darkest days in American history. It’s a day of remembrance for not just the victims, but the iconic towers in which they died in. Nothing has ever been the same since AL-Qaeda took them from us. Many people didn’t realize how special they were until they were gone. It’s a shame I live in a world where I could never experience them for myself. We will never forget
Everyone says the original towers are vey simple, and from a distance, that is true. But when you look closely at the details of walls of the building you realize even more how beautiful they were. There was a lot of elegant design elements that a lot of people dont know about because they only ever see the buildings from a long distance.
+SouthSide Records It's a darn shame the Government has come this far and allowed someone like Trump become President because they are that incompetent. Whatever his plans as President might be, as long as it will lead to the amazing NYC Skyline to be restored I am all okay for it. I've seen the Twin Towers in real life in 1997 and One WTC in 2016. And I have given this new tower a try (everybody should have a fair chance right?), but in reality this new tower does not live up to anything the Twin Towers were. They should just have rebuilt them to begin with.
dvchel Donald Trump's not going to restore the Twin Towers, if that's what you're thinking. It was a rumor, a lie to get people to vote for him. (Not that I regret voting for him. Trump 2020, homies) The Twin Towers II Project was created by a private man that nobody can get in touch with named Ken Gardner, but was canned a long time ago 'cause it was rejected -- Silverstein went forth with *his* plan and now there's definitely not enough space to 'restore' the NY skline. However, I think any Joe Schmo like myself could become an architect and *possibly* have the old WTC site rebuilt somewhere nice in its original fashion, (but much safer) with a lot of help. And it won't be in New York. I think Chicago would be great because we have a lot of buildings that look very similar to the old complex. It would be much cooler seeing the Twin Towers in *our* skyline with the Sears Tower, the John Hancock, the Aon Center, the CNA Center, the Navy Pier ferris wheel and such... That would be awesome. We would get so many tourists here.
Jiren The Savage Sometimes older is better. The old WTC complex *was* indeed more aesthetically appealing in comparison to the new one considering the fact that more people wanted it restored when polled. 9/11 never should've happened in the first place and poor NYC gets some lame, generic glass buildings that nobody asked for to replace what never should've been taken. It's like if the White House got destroyed and was replaced with a generic, futuristic glass building that looks absolutely nothing like the original, and saying "That's just nostalgia bro" when people say they liked the old White House better. When something iconic gets destroyed by evil people, it *should* be restored exactly the way it was before, rather than being replaced by something bland and totally different -- One generic glass building that looks like a modern high-rise apartment, no outdoor observation deck on the rooftop, no iconic sculptures at the plaza, and 2 giant memorial pools... Notice the lack of hype over the new WTC. It really says something.
I don't get why there is no observation deck or Windows of the World kind of features in Freedom Tower. And I need to look into it to know for sure beyond the hear-say I've read, it's probably not hard to find, why there is no twin to Freedom Tower. It's different. That's not terrible. But it's indeed not as user/tourist/(local) amusement friendly as the original WTC. ¿Porque?
Having only been 5 when this happened, and having never really been to southern manhattan until recently, it was impossible for me to fully understand what happened there. Watching this helps grasp the scale a bit and footage from the streets does too, but the understanding didn’t hit me hard until i walked the streets of lower manhattan. Seeing the One WTC looming over every neighborhood we visited and eventually visiting the Memorial, especially walking the streets leading up to it, has helped put the attacks in to perspective. It’s very surreal and much more impactful going back and watching videos about the attacks with that experience.
I had a similar experience. I was eight in 2001 and I truly felt that some part of my heart would be restless until I visited this place, so this year I did. Now I’m rewatching footage and interviews, putting the pieces together in my mind. It’s harrowing to imagine what people went through in the city on that day.
I have lost nobody from the September 11th attacks, but my heart goes out to everyone that has lost someone or been affected. It’s almost scary to see them in this video, how everyone was walking around them. They had no idea what was going to happen and I wish they would of known, and be able to get out. A lot of people tend to want the twin towers back to the way they once were, but I feel as though that would be too much to bare. I mean think about seeing the building where your loved one died? I’m glad that there is a memorial to show respect to the victims and their family members. Every year on September the 11th I show respect and remember all the wonderful and innocent people that died. People often don’t care because they didn’t loose a family member, you never know when something like this could happen, these people didn’t. Everyday tell your loved ones you love them and enjoy your time with them. Cause there are evil people and this world, and you never know when you could loose someone.
@1:33 when the camera turns to view the base of the wtc and then you see those unique shining trees just rising to the clouds - still makes the hairs on my neck stand up
I can still feel myself walking there every day on my lunch hour, going down that escalator and walking around, going in and out of the stores. Banana Republic, Victorias Secret, etc.. I used to buy lunch from the juice guy with the cart right outside.
Good shots and video of the old towers from different vantage points than and now. I have never seen this footage so my favorite shots were taken from Church Street with WTC4 & WT5 on the corners, cool, thanks.
I stayed at the "Embassy Suites" hotel in April 2001 for a week during a trip to NYC. It's the bright red brick building you can see on the left at 1:02... just across the highway from the WTC. Still remember that trip like it was yesterday. Beautiful towers and complex. Such a shame.
I was in one when I was 8 or 9. I remember not wanting to get a picture near the window because it was so high. They were beautiful inside. Hard to believe that while I was there they were planning the attacks
When I was 8 or 9, 1974/75, living in the UK, I remember reading about the tallest buildings in the world and seeing the twin towers and thinking I want to see them. Sadly I never got the chance, 9/11 had such an impact on a lot of our lives. I finally got to New York in 2013, I planned my trip to be there on the anniversary of 9/11 so I could pay my respects to those that passed on that day and remember those beautiful buildings that stood like gatekeepers of the city. It was an emotional visit I’ll never forget. The 2 lights beaming up in the night sky made me cry and I’m not a very emotional person 😢
I'ma born and raised New Yorker and when I was 14, I went to an open mic night and sang Hero By Mariah Carey in Lower Manhattan. On the way home, the cab passed by the Twin towers. It was an incredible moment to be a New Yorker and have just braved my first big crowd. Thank you for showing the twin towers and the area around them. They were a beautiful landmark.
in my opinion the all glass exterior of the new buildings kind of gets old fast because it's something that everyone has seen a million times and it looks very boring as well the skyline looks incomplete with only one tower :(
It's not just the glass exterior that's stupid, the glass panels don't even match in certain areas, the windows where the crane was attached during construction don't match the rest of the windows because the windows where the crane was were the last to be fitted to the building, so the windows that were attached first don't match the windows that were attached last, as well as some other random windows not matching either, it looks ridiculous
The Towers are still here, we just don't see them. Seeing these two pools I can see the silhouette of the towers perfectly and feel their presence! ❤️ They are still here with us and accompanying the One Trade Center at all stages! .. 😊 Do not be sad. The towers are and will always be here! 😄❤️
First i would likento say thank you for this excellent made Video. I remember exactly where i was at the moment from the Attacs when i hear it on the Radio. After a little while the Autobahn was empty and Rest Areas full of Cars and Trucks and all the People was inside and looking for a Television for to get more Informations. I remember when we all was sitting amd standing in front of a small Television in the Rest Area,nobody says anything,many People has Tears in the Eyes and it was a very sad Atmosphere and unbelievible what is happened. This Year i visited the 9/11 Memorial and the One World Observatory. It is a dignified memorial and submit you the real size of this unbelievible tragedy and at the End of the Day when i was leaving i take a look back and say, R.I.P all you Heroes,from the Fire Fighters,the Police men,Port Authority and all other who loose his life on this Day,R.I.P we will never forget you😢
My brother was in middle school when the towers fell. His classroom had this massive window looking towards the city skyline. They lifting up the curtain and thats when the the first tower got hit. The day was cut short pretty quick. Meanwhile my mom worked a block away from the WTC.
I was there in February, admiringly looking at the new infrastructure. Then it hit me when I saw the two pools. I remember seeing the attacks on tv, to be there in person is another level. I broke down in tears, thinking of all them poor souls that passed that day. Seeing this has broke me again. RIP to the people that suffered that day.😢💙
Great video. It looks like it took lots of time and patience & sweat & tears. I never saw the Twin Towers in person. I am Chicago born and raised. Just the thought of two buildings, basically the same height as the Sears Tower being demolished the same day is unthinkable. I remember that Tuesday morning, hearing the news of the first then 2nd plane hitting the Towers. I headed to work in downtown Chicago. Weird seeing traffic lanes into downtown during morning Rush hour, empty. Then the lanes leaving downtown Chicago, packed gridlock. When I got to work, I found out bout towers collapsed. I thought I saw just the top of the building fall off, which kinda made sense. But both Towers gone? NO!!!! 9/11 had a big effect on me. For years, my eyes would always see the clock read 9:11 am or pm on the dot. I didn't understand it. I'm thinking this may be a warning. As years went on my mother's health began to fail. My mom made her transition. She was being prepared for her funeral on 9/11/11. Ten years to the date. Side note: Prince & the Revolution had their last concert in September '86. Tupac loved that band. He died September '96. Then, the rest is history. Alot has happened in September.
My father worked on the 81st floor of the north tower for bank of America. Fortunately he left in June 2001. My mother worked in 7 world trade for American Express. I went to work my with father on one of his last days there. My mother met us for lunch on 106th floor at the “windows on the world” restaurant. It was my first and last time at the original one World Trade Center. This is truly a memory I’ll never ever forget.
Windows on the world right?
Cap
@@Papa_zillaBruh get a dislike
@@MrsQ22 right
@@Papa_zilla How fucking old are you? Cap? Learn to talk like a man and not some puck ass little kid. No grown man goes around yelling 'CAP". You sound fucking retarded.
I really wish the towers were still there. I'm too young to have seen them with my own eyes but they looked so unique and massive.
They were. So tall they seemed to curve over you when you looked up at them...
New York wouldn't even have a top 25 tallest building in the world if they were still there, but yea it would be nice if they were still there.
they represented usa suprematy bcoz they were the tallest tower in the world. American back then was the only who could build tall building like that
With your own eyes?
Who else's eyes do you use?
Fender Tremolo hahaha very funny
The thing that made the old WTC really stand out was that they were twins...design-wise they were pretty ordinary, but what made them really iconic was that there was two of them, identical save for an antenna on the North Tower. It's really a shame they only put up one replacement tower, the skyline just looks...incomplete.
Piggy Oink Oink it was also the tallest structures in the world at the time. Easily recognizable. That’s what made the towers unique
CN Tower in Toronto was/is taller.
I wondered why there was only one new WTC built. A CZcams comment said it was really expensive to build the current one because of the expense it took to make Freedom Tower as safe and strong as it is and that there were insufficient funds to make its twin. That it will take maybe a decade to see its twin. Makes me wonder if they will and makes me REALLY want to look into it. If it was expenses I get it. If it was because it would be a strangely sad reminder of 9/11 with two standing I kind of understand, otherwise, I don't understand why there is not a twin for Freedom Tower.
One of the other reasons was not enough tenants yet to necessitate building a second tower.
Two world trade center's rebuilding was started years ago, but is on indefinite halt.
My father's business ran a take your kid to work day in April. My father worked on the 84th floor of the North Tower. This day, was April 25, 2000. This was the 1st, and last time I would ever enter that building. He wasn't the greatest man, he had some past problems with alcoholism and abuse. But, he had changed. On September 12, 2001, would've marked his 1st official year of sobriety. His body has never been recovered. My dearest mother passed in 2011. She now will have eternal peace. I love you, Mom and Dad.
so sorry for your loss.
God bless you...
❤did your dad know Jesus? I'm thinking he did because He's the only way to get through that type of addiction. He's the only way to get through anything 😊 God bless you and thank you for sharing. You will be reunited with your parents one day if you to trust in Christ. So much happening today. A great book I can recommend is Harbingers I'll. Did you know New York was discovered on 9/11 and the Pentagon broke ground on 9/11/73? Quite interesting. Remember the anthrax letters sent to Tom Daschle and others? They were holding up the vote on the Patriot Act. 🤔 hmmm...
I'm not a New Yorker. I'm not even American. I was 12 when the attacks happen. But the whole event has a grasp on me.
New York has always been my idea of America. It was all we saw on TV and in Movies. New York, the twin towers.
Somehow i feel so much for the 9/11 attacks. Every year that date comes up, the news feed remind me and i watch documentaries and such. It's soothing to watch old footage of the twin towers, but i also feel sickened.
Whenever a view like 2:39 comes up. i can't help but feel the helplessness those people had up there. Hanging from a window, gasping for air and hoping for a miracle.
Instead, they fell, they jumped, the suffocated, burned or were crushed.
Now i can't even begin to comprehend how a New Yorker must feel. To see it happen, to lose people you knew or loved. To see one of the most iconic buildings in the world fall with all those people going with em. What a loss..
You described exactly how i feel. Thank You.
It's a shame how these days people know the twin towers only because of 9/11 (my 7-year old niece recently saw the 70s King Kong movie on TV and straight up said "Look, it's the 9/11 towers!")
Nobody these days bothers to remember them for the 29 years they stood over Manhattan. Nobody remembers them as iconic, impressive monuments symbolizing the might of New York. All they remember of them is the image of them going up in flames, the political turmoil afterwards and war that ensued. They say every Sept 11, "Never forget", but it seems like they've already forgotten. :(
l agree im irish im not a new yorker tho most new yorkers are our blood, but for me america was always the safe place l always though nothing could get pass them so it did shock alot of ppl because we were raised on movies of american heros and war films, hopefully there security is airtight now
mgu0000 I was 362 when the attack happened
im a new Yorker and im only 12 nut when i see all the docs and everything i cry i cried during this video
I don't realize how long ago it was until I see photos showing the cars and fashion back then...
how is the fashion different?
William's Triumph are you blind
@@rohanjxr Maybe I am... I should get an SSI check for it.... And a check for the mental duress you've caused me by hurting my feelings..lol... That's something else that changed since then too.
What is fashion? Oh yeah that thing for sheep who cannot think for themselves 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤡🤡🤡💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻🤡🤡🐏🐏🐑🐑🐑🐑🐑
Fashion hasn't really changed that much
Before the '93 bombing, I used to get in my car in Jersey - where I could see the towers every day, go thru the Lincoln tunnel, take the Westside Highway south, & there used to be a left turn sign that took you right into the multi-level garage under the north tower - exactly where the bomb-laden truck parked. We'd take an elevator to the lobby, then up to Windows On The World.- those very elevators that could've saved hundreds, but were severed and/or unreachable.
It was always magical once we got to the restaurant, to be greeted by views seen no where rlse on earth. On those many times I went there & shared those special evenings with my dates, we were blessed that, it wasn't our destiny to perish there. Condolences to those who did.
Do you remember how many levels the underground parking lot had before 93?
Felice Graziano 7-9 I believe
@@kmeddow2002 We parked at level 1 or 2, just under the street..Once, while leaving, I had forgotten to have my receipt validated, & it wasn't cheap, bit I showed some Poloraid pics w took in the restaurant, & it worked. Still have them.
Damn. Glad to know you're alive man. What a perspective.
Felice Graziano why, was it changed after the bombing?
I’m so glad I had the chance to see the WTC when I was 14, just a few years before 9/11. I’ll never forget that beautiful view of them from the ferry. My pictures are all I have left from that trip, but I’m thankful to have them. There are no words for the pain I feel when thinking about all of those human beings we lost that day. It left a scar on my psyche.
I visited New York for the very first time in January 2001 at 20 years old, and was there for only a few days. I saw the Twin Towers /WTC from a Circle Line Ferry. The day was bitterly cold and overcast, and I didn’t really think much of the area at first, so didn’t take many pictures. I think I was preoccupied with seeing the Statue of Liberty the most. I never would have imagined that this trip would be my last chance to see them up close, take the elevator up to the viewing deck and look out over the city. I regret that I didn’t make the effort to really appreciate them while I was there.
Sorry for asking this at this time but how was it inside? I was born years later after the towers fell
Anyone wonder how different America might be if these attack’s never happened
But no one's remember this until some one mentioned. No great change.
I wonder this almost every single day! Same with other major world events like wars.
Well 3000 people wouldn't die to the WTC 1 and 2
They will still be standing there.
America wouldn't have calmed down their rules for the police like attack people and torturing them. It would have been quite different place. 13000 +cancer victims would still be alive.
Jet Boy yeah but an even worse event would have probably happened. Everything changed that day including the way we handle security. If none of it had happened something worse would’ve taken its place later on.
@@CnK1113 yeah you're definitely correct
Visited Ground Zero last year with my youngest son who was not born in 2001. Hard to explain to him the ominous, nauseating feeling I got walking there. So so sad and tragic. Changed the world forever.
Wow! I knew about every inch of the complex before 911 (know it pretty well now). The before shots brings back allot of memories that I kind of pushed out of my head I suppose. Wish I could go back and revisit. And, still had family members and friends that never made it out. Thanks for posting the video.
Thanks for posting. Used to work in 2 WTC on the 103rd floor. Lost friends that day. Just nice to try to remember those buildings and Century 21 - loved to shop there.. RIP to you all especially George Strauch
Thank you for this video. I was 20 when this disaster happened. I was a young soldier in the British army at the time, and that day changed my life forever.
I have never been to NY but I have vowed to see the memorial in my life time. I often wondered how it looked before in the surrounding areas and what it's like today.
Thank you.🇬🇧
*terrorist attack not disaster
@@qkings_Roblox I think you need to look up the definition of "disaster" before becoming a grammar Hitler on social media.
A disaster can be natural or man made. In this case it was a man made disaster in the form of terrorism. So yes in my personal opinion 9/11 was a disaster, that had disastrous consequences for me and many other soldiers and military personnel serving at that time.
@@kippamip Do not call me a grammar hitler you donkey. Its a terrorist attack. Never hears that someone Said that 9/11 was a disaster. Most bs ive heard.
I absolutely love what they did. The waterfalls and the names with engravings deep enough so that loved ones of the lost can place roses or flowers in the names.
This a hard video, but is the reality the workers did a beatiful work in honor to thoseones who died on September 11 of 2001. My love and solidarity to the victims and families who lost their parents.
Duchess of Cambridge I don't like the new building. I miss the Twin Towers.
Duchess of Cambridge pussy
Imagine if there was a lady pregnant who was there and escaped
toby tobster jr I like to imagine that :(
@@lightskinbarb1639 its horrible if there was a pregnant person who escaped but might be hurt...
Take me back....
NewWaveFan1 DVD video is your picture too 😂😂
I’d rather live back in 90’s or the 2000’s again rather then the 2020’s
@@kmeddow2002 DITTO.
@@kmeddow2002 2010's for me
This is a hard one but New York will never be the same after 9/11
Whenever I head to New York, I don’t get a friendly greeting there, and I always thought that it was because of 9/11 and the effect it had on every single one of them. If I were one of them I would be acting the same.
The world will not either.
The US- fuck it...
THE WHOLE WORLD would be different
@@thecommentator9867 you were probably meeting people who were born before 9/11 I bet the people born after 9/11 are probably nicer because they haven’t had their own tragic event yet
@@Jinaria101 That’s a good point
the old wtc looks way better
Stop lying.
Wer Rechtschreibfehler findet darf sie behalten bitch what the fuck you talking about yes we miss the old twin towers but the one World Trade Center Is beautiful
RLLY IT RLLY DOES LOOK BETTER AGREE
Wer Rechtschreibfehler findet darf sie behalten thats your nostalgia bruh.
its design was outdated for the 21st century.
God, I miss old New York.😕
The correct sentence is I miss old america
@@winmactutoriales5218 The Old World.
@@boogitybear2283 The old days
@@winmactutoriales5218 What you really, truly mean is : I MISS OLD ME !!!
@@007ninja88no he was correct. America has fallen off a cliff since this period of time😢
Beautiful..I think about 9/11 daily..all those poor people that lost their lives 😪 I visited WTC in 2000..i remember telling my bf (at the time) wth is the World Trade Center and why would i want to visit it...Now im so glad i had the chance
Omg i sooo jealous, i always wanted to visit it, i even cut class once just to visit the Empire State Building, but couldn’t find the entrance, plus i’d be intimidated, if I walked in through the lobby all alone with bookback on. front dest would be like, “who ur here to visit” i’d be like “uummm”
I was in NY for new years 2001. I was able to see them 9 months before they came down. I still can't believe it, I mean those buildings were huge. I remember taking a picture of the buildings right before landing at LaGuardia. RIP to all those who perished.
I wish I got to go. I was living in Philadelphia when the attacks happened and I was a little kid. I wish my mom took me there before the attacks.
@@TheLeah2344 its so eerie now to think about it. I was only 19 in 2000 when i went. I would love to go back and pay my respects at the memorial someday.. its still so unbelievable 😪
@@TheLeah2344 its so eerie now to think about it. I was only 19 in 2000 when i went. I would love to go back and pay my respects at the memorial someday.. its still so unbelievable 😪
I travelled to New York City for the very first time the September of the previous year. My friend and I laid down on the ground and just looked up at the towers for several minutes. I remember feeling so small in that moment.
It’s so haunting to see the images from the towers. Imagining being up there while there was no way down and it was burning. How horrific. God bless everyone who we lost that day ♥️
I was there as a tourist and went up in the south tower in August 2001. I was 18 y.o.
Couple of weeks later it was all gone. It was very tough emotionally.
I haven't been inside the old towers since 88-89? working messenger.. Highest floor been..(102nd fl..) Japanese bank.. Also worked at merrel linch..Chrysler build..& 2nd financial building with the round DOME n satellite on top as security guard.. 45th fl.. roof top right across WTC.. I used to see window washers way up there.. I was cross seas in 2001.. Always visited family- every yr untill I moved back in 2012-But never wanted to go back to look or take photos.. It destroyed my love for downtown.. Because it was a visual from most everywhere.. Even battery park..the village etc.. It was a good era..with so much more good happenings.. More modern now-but more greed and hatetred
Deepest sympathies to all the families that lost there loved ones on that horrific day, it has effected many around the world even people who have watched it on tv and never been, including myself, I saw it on the news I was 13 and I can definitely say where I was when I was told about that day... pure tragic and burn for eternity to the people that are responsible.
I personally liked the old wtc because their design was so simple, but breathtaking and also how the old wtc had a plaza and how the new wtc doesn't. And how the the south tower had a rooftop deck and the antenna.
Whenever i see these pool it made my eyes filled with tears.😢😢😢
The first time I’ve seen New York I still remember
when I was walking on the Brooklyn Bridge and I was going towards Manhattan. I was amazed by the view around with all the skyline, The Empire on the right and the Statue of Liberty on the left. I watched at the One WTC and I couldn’t get out of my mind how terrible must have been the sight of two commercial planes flying so low, the demeaning crash and the sounds. I walked past a fire station, I saw a commemorative plate and then I stopped at the two pools, I watched at the names written on it. Me and all those people around were just looking at the void. But life goes on, the noise of the city never disappeared for a moment after all these 20 last years, we stood up together as a nation in the most difficult time of our history. My prayers to all the victims involved in this tragic event: you will never be forgotten.
The Twin Towers was such a majestic building)): I wish I could’ve seen them in person. My heart aches for those affected by this tragedy. 😢I’m sorry you guys went through this.
Sad I'll never get to experience NYC before 2001....
I remember that day. Being in school and witnessing those poor souls crying out for help, but there was nothing we could do. 😢🙏🏽💔
Am Iraqi living in Dubai. ...as a child it was my dream to see new York. ..I always thought that this is impossible as if it on another planet. ..but this dream came true 2 weeks ago. ..I loved it. ..especially when I saw the memorial I remember that day I came back from work and my friend called me and asked me to turn the TV on. ..but my son was watching his favorite cartoon. ..the pokemo at that time so he didn't let me watch what millions of people were watching live. ..I still remind him of that 😊
As an Australian literally living over the other side of the world on that very dreadful day, I’m still deeply impacted by the events of that very day. To this very day, I feel the world lost something very special and the truth has never been truly revealed especially to those who lost loved ones. The lose of all those innocent people was far beyond my comprehension and I still struggle today to come to terms with that day. God Bless 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
❤I agree with you @Phil Prov we have been lied to for far too long! If you are interested in learning the truth Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth are working to bring evidence before a Grand Jury. In the UK the Campbell Family is bringing a wrongful death lawsuit against the US. And other family members are doing the same thing. I try telling people about these amazing organizations to empower us. We gotta be the voices we lost 😢🙏
I am from Warsaw, Poland. For those who don't know, Warsaw is also a skyscraper city like New York. The Marriott Hotel and the Oxford Tower (Kia Motors Tower) look very similar to the original Twin Towers of New York. I can see them from my apartment. Warsaw is well connected to New York and have a lot in common and have a special friendship. RIP to all the people who died on 9/11, they will always be in our hearts and never forgotten. Twin Towers are gone (in New York) but not forgotten.
I remember EXACTLY what I was doing, EXACTLY where I was standing when I was listening to the usual Howard Stern show,like usual while I was working & he said a plane just flew into the WTC . From that very moment on,everything changed. And while I spent the day off an don glued to the news channles watching it all unfold ...... I got to make coffee, I got to relax, I got to do things, I got to go to sleep that night & knowing my family is safe & within a phonecall away. ... While the people at WTC had lived a Nightmare & many died a horrific death. ......The very second my life is going fine,someone else is contimplating letting go,becuse its better than being burned to death. Those people left home,just like I did to go to work. ....Its just horrible what they all went thru.
As a londoner my heart goes out to everyone who is still affected by it and to those who died may you rest in eternal peace🙏🙏i stand by you new york city
Very cool video, thank you for sharing!
Thank you :-)
wow thank you for this perspective. i couldnt really place the towers when i visited as you somehow loose perspective on its actual positioning however your video really gave me a very clear picture. god bless all those lost souls, their families and humanity. may we all rise in unity and stand for each other
@CATEGORY 7 they're alot smaller than what the actual towers we're
@@Noctifern only by the first line of trees surrounding the pools. That's it.
I wish I could've lived in the 80s-90s. Things seemed so peaceful and safe. These times are weird, sad, and anger provoking beyond measure. It's sad that for people to come together, it always takes a mass attack or horrible event. People can be horrible sometimes.
I know we grew up in the wrong decade just look back to the 60s-80s its so calm lol
@@nathanplays8872 That's not what I said but ok
@@SD-qo1zx cool
@@nathanplays8872 I checked out your channel and you can't be anywhere over 12 years old so don't go around the internet being annoying and wasting your life away. It just leads to your own self hatred and depression. Grow up, get off your ass, get a job, and move on with your life.
The crack epidemic was very rapid in ny those times...
I miss old New York I've never met. Greetings from Brazil! I love America.
I've only been to NYC twice and each time I was just passing through. I remember looking out the window as we were crossing from Jersey into the city and seeing those massive towers lit against the night sky. What a magical sight. The entire city was mesmerizing - I couldn't help but think that this had to be one of the most beautiful places in the world.
When I first visited the site I was so angry and sad at the same time. Knowing some poor soul had probably jumped and landed where I stood. I couldn’t even walk near it after that. I felt that out of respect I didn’t want to crowd those who lost their lives space. It’s been 20 years but I’m still not over it.
As a kid who watched this happen on TV I can say that my childhood was over that day. Nothing was ever the same again. After this we didn't outside to play anymore, nobody came over to visit anymore. The world changed completely.
New York pre-2001: The feeling of comfort, concrete jungle, busy but at peace
New York post-2001: The feeling of coldness, mirrors and glass everywhere, everything is cold blue and empty
I see this video , my eyes tear up. So many people
It’s disgusting to know that a few people effected so many lives and pain through the world :(
So sad
Great video! It made me tear up a bit. I was in NYC the day this video was published and I happened to visit the WTC memorial grounds that very day. I felt very moved by how the grounds and museum were constructed. I also still remember 9/11/01 itself and the tragedy that unfolded that day.
Thank you for this video. Its shows exactly where the old buildings were in regards to the new 1 is without having to visit.
This tragedy shook the world, even here in Brazil ... We feel your pain. God Bless the North Americans! 🇧🇷🇺🇸
"We will never Forget"
While the old towers were simple, they were very unique. There were no other buildings in the world that looked just like them. I feel as though the new ones look like every other manhattan glass building built in recent years. They should have at least built two of them.
There are plans for a new 2wtc
Two beautiful buildings. I said on the day of the attacks, America should just build them again in the exact same spot identical as an act of defiance. I was 20 and serving in the British army. That day changed my world and everybody else's forever.
Great footage.
That would be like an invitation for our enemies to attack them again. Plus, now we know by their design, they really weren't safe to work in. Those on the upper floors didn't have a chance of being rescued, especially since the number of stairwells was changed from 6 to 3.
@@loveblue2 I mean, I don't think any building in the world can be plane crash proof
My last time at the WTC was when my now 32 year old nephew was a year old and got hired by a modeling agency. We went to WTC to get his portfolio done. somewhere in my garage, I have the pictures I took the day in June 1989 when my sister and I took him into NYC, with the WTC about a block behind us, a massive backdrop. If you weren't a NYer back then, you didn't know what that building was - just that it was huge.
I was on a field trip back in '78, and I ran around the perimeter if one of the towers. Unless you've seen them and been to the top, you can't imagine how enormous these structures were. The base of the building is one acre in area. If you stood right underneath and looked up, youd almost fall over.
Have never been to NYC, but that day will stick with me for as long as I live, as I'm sure it will any American that remembers and felt it. 20 years and I still get emotional thinking about it, hope to visit one day to pay tribute to all of those great people that lost their lives.
“Everything stays, but it still changes. In little ways, but everything stays”
Who said this
From a 19 year old person who wasn't alive on 9/11, this video is very interesting for me. Thanks!
ere for the 20th anniversary of one of the darkest days in American history. It’s a day of remembrance for not just the victims, but the iconic towers in which they died in. Nothing has ever been the same since AL-Qaeda took them from us. Many people didn’t realize how special they were until they were gone. It’s a shame I live in a world where I could never experience them for myself. We will never forget
Id say we take all the conspiracy theorists, throw them in a fake town and nuke them.
They undermine everything that the heroes on that day died for.
@@piggy8761 Agreed 100%
Everyone says the original towers are vey simple, and from a distance, that is true. But when you look closely at the details of walls of the building you realize even more how beautiful they were. There was a lot of elegant design elements that a lot of people dont know about because they only ever see the buildings from a long distance.
It changed so much!
The before was way better
+SouthSide Records It's a darn shame the Government has come this far and allowed someone like Trump become President because they are that incompetent.
Whatever his plans as President might be, as long as it will lead to the amazing NYC Skyline to be restored I am all okay for it. I've seen the Twin Towers in real life in 1997 and One WTC in 2016. And I have given this new tower a try (everybody should have a fair chance right?), but in reality this new tower does not live up to anything the Twin Towers were.
They should just have rebuilt them to begin with.
dvchel cause we didn’t want another run of the mill politician like Hillary ..
dvchel Donald Trump's not going to restore the Twin Towers, if that's what you're thinking. It was a rumor, a lie to get people to vote for him. (Not that I regret voting for him. Trump 2020, homies) The Twin Towers II Project was created by a private man that nobody can get in touch with named Ken Gardner, but was canned a long time ago 'cause it was rejected -- Silverstein went forth with *his* plan and now there's definitely not enough space to 'restore' the NY skline. However, I think any Joe Schmo like myself could become an architect and *possibly* have the old WTC site rebuilt somewhere nice in its original fashion, (but much safer) with a lot of help. And it won't be in New York. I think Chicago would be great because we have a lot of buildings that look very similar to the old complex. It would be much cooler seeing the Twin Towers in *our* skyline with the Sears Tower, the John Hancock, the Aon Center, the CNA Center, the Navy Pier ferris wheel and such... That would be awesome. We would get so many tourists here.
Jiren The Savage Sometimes older is better. The old WTC complex *was* indeed more aesthetically appealing in comparison to the new one considering the fact that more people wanted it restored when polled. 9/11 never should've happened in the first place and poor NYC gets some lame, generic glass buildings that nobody asked for to replace what never should've been taken. It's like if the White House got destroyed and was replaced with a generic, futuristic glass building that looks absolutely nothing like the original, and saying "That's just nostalgia bro" when people say they liked the old White House better. When something iconic gets destroyed by evil people, it *should* be restored exactly the way it was before, rather than being replaced by something bland and totally different -- One generic glass building that looks like a modern high-rise apartment, no outdoor observation deck on the rooftop, no iconic sculptures at the plaza, and 2 giant memorial pools... Notice the lack of hype over the new WTC. It really says something.
I don't get why there is no observation deck or Windows of the World kind of features in Freedom Tower. And I need to look into it to know for sure beyond the hear-say I've read, it's probably not hard to find, why there is no twin to Freedom Tower. It's different. That's not terrible. But it's indeed not as user/tourist/(local) amusement friendly as the original WTC. ¿Porque?
Beautiful and very painful still 💔 thanks for sharing this with us.
Having only been 5 when this happened, and having never really been to southern manhattan until recently, it was impossible for me to fully understand what happened there. Watching this helps grasp the scale a bit and footage from the streets does too, but the understanding didn’t hit me hard until i walked the streets of lower manhattan. Seeing the One WTC looming over every neighborhood we visited and eventually visiting the Memorial, especially walking the streets leading up to it, has helped put the attacks in to perspective. It’s very surreal and much more impactful going back and watching videos about the attacks with that experience.
I had a similar experience. I was eight in 2001 and I truly felt that some part of my heart would be restless until I visited this place, so this year I did. Now I’m rewatching footage and interviews, putting the pieces together in my mind. It’s harrowing to imagine what people went through in the city on that day.
I have lost nobody from the September 11th attacks, but my heart goes out to everyone that has lost someone or been affected. It’s almost scary to see them in this video, how everyone was walking around them. They had no idea what was going to happen and I wish they would of known, and be able to get out. A lot of people tend to want the twin towers back to the way they once were, but I feel as though that would be too much to bare. I mean think about seeing the building where your loved one died?
I’m glad that there is a memorial to show respect to the victims and their family members. Every year on September the 11th I show respect and remember all the wonderful and innocent people that died. People often don’t care because they didn’t loose a family member, you never know when something like this could happen, these people didn’t. Everyday tell your loved ones you love them and enjoy your time with them. Cause there are evil people and this world, and you never know when you could loose someone.
This was lovely. Thank you for sharing your artistry. I only wish it was longer
who knew two tall buildings could be so beautiful? ❤
The towers looked so DIVINE when the night began to fall and their lights began to shine behind the windows of each floor 😥
@1:33 when the camera turns to view the base of the wtc and then you see those unique shining trees just rising to the clouds - still makes the hairs on my neck stand up
Thanks for not picking a sad song. More of a fond remembrance, rather than the sadness we see with this day. Great video. Uplifting.
I can still feel myself walking there every day on my lunch hour, going down that escalator and walking around, going in and out of the stores. Banana Republic, Victorias Secret, etc.. I used to buy lunch from the juice guy with the cart right outside.
Beautiful view's and I remember that day like it was yesterday. It should never have happend.
Condolence For Those Family Members Who Lost Their Lives On 911 Love From The Philippines
Good shots and video of the old towers from different vantage points than and now. I have never seen this footage so my favorite shots were taken from Church Street with WTC4 & WT5 on the corners, cool, thanks.
Thanks :-)
I stayed at the "Embassy Suites" hotel in April 2001 for a week during a trip to NYC. It's the bright red brick building you can see on the left at 1:02... just across the highway from the WTC. Still remember that trip like it was yesterday. Beautiful towers and complex. Such a shame.
I was in one when I was 8 or 9. I remember not wanting to get a picture near the window because it was so high. They were beautiful inside. Hard to believe that while I was there they were planning the attacks
The Government built the towers so they could destroy them 30 years later.
Which month was it
The Twin Towers look soooo much more cool
This is a really nice video. Though we mourn what was, we are blessed and thankful for what is.
Thanks for sharing these memories💚💚
Such beautiful buildings.
When I was 8 or 9, 1974/75, living in the UK, I remember reading about the tallest buildings in the world and seeing the twin towers and thinking I want to see them.
Sadly I never got the chance, 9/11 had such an impact on a lot of our lives.
I finally got to New York in 2013, I planned my trip to be there on the anniversary of 9/11 so I could pay my respects to those that passed on that day and remember those beautiful buildings that stood like gatekeepers of the city. It was an emotional visit I’ll never forget. The 2 lights beaming up in the night sky made me cry and I’m not a very emotional person 😢
Very interesting - thanks for putting this video together.
You have done such amazing work with this video.
I'ma born and raised New Yorker and when I was 14, I went to an open mic night and sang Hero By Mariah Carey in Lower Manhattan. On the way home, the cab passed by the Twin towers. It was an incredible moment to be a New Yorker and have just braved my first big crowd. Thank you for showing the twin towers and the area around them. They were a beautiful landmark.
Very well done. Very, very well done.
Thank you.
Thanks alot :-)
Wonderful video....very sad yet soothing somehow
Very nice video. Thanks for posting and have a nice day too.
Thank you so much. Have a nice day :-)
in my opinion the all glass exterior of the new buildings kind of gets old fast because it's something that everyone has seen a million times and it looks very boring as well the skyline looks incomplete with only one tower :(
The NY Skyline is destroyed by these ugly skyscapers. Manhattan looks like Guangzhou
It's not just the glass exterior that's stupid, the glass panels don't even match in certain areas, the windows where the crane was attached during construction don't match the rest of the windows because the windows where the crane was were the last to be fitted to the building, so the windows that were attached first don't match the windows that were attached last, as well as some other random windows not matching either, it looks ridiculous
The Towers are still here, we just don't see them. Seeing these two pools I can see the silhouette of the towers perfectly and feel their presence! ❤️
They are still here with us and accompanying the One Trade Center at all stages! .. 😊
Do not be sad. The towers are and will always be here! 😄❤️
Well done, beautiful work! The New York there's no place like it.🌁🏙🌃
First i would likento say thank you for this excellent made Video.
I remember exactly where i was at the moment from the Attacs when i hear it on the Radio.
After a little while the Autobahn was empty and Rest Areas full of Cars and Trucks and all the People was inside and looking for a Television for to get more Informations.
I remember when we all was sitting amd standing in front of a small Television in the Rest Area,nobody says anything,many People has Tears in the Eyes and it was a very sad Atmosphere and unbelievible what is happened.
This Year i visited the 9/11 Memorial and the One World Observatory.
It is a dignified memorial and submit you the real size of this unbelievible tragedy and at the End of the Day when i was leaving i take a look back and say,
R.I.P all you Heroes,from the Fire Fighters,the Police men,Port Authority and all other who loose his life on this Day,R.I.P we will never forget you😢
God Bless the people who were lost on that awful day.
We're all New York'ers .... RIP all these beautiful souls
My brother was in middle school when the towers fell. His classroom had this massive window looking towards the city skyline. They lifting up the curtain and thats when the the first tower got hit. The day was cut short pretty quick. Meanwhile my mom worked a block away from the WTC.
This was such a great idea for a video. You're talented
Beautiful video my friend. I❤️NYC
Im from Brazil and i wanna go to this memorial so much! ❤️
Yeah the pools are such beautiful memorials (horribly heartbreaking) but beautiful
I remember when I would walk through the complex at night at look up standing by the Sphere and being in awe of that visual. I miss them still.
I was there in February, admiringly looking at the new infrastructure. Then it hit me when I saw the two pools. I remember seeing the attacks on tv, to be there in person is another level. I broke down in tears, thinking of all them poor souls that passed that day. Seeing this has broke me again. RIP to the people that suffered that day.😢💙
Great video. It looks like it took lots of time and patience & sweat & tears. I never saw the Twin Towers in person. I am Chicago born and raised. Just the thought of two buildings, basically the same height as the Sears Tower being demolished the same day is unthinkable. I remember that Tuesday morning, hearing the news of the first then 2nd plane hitting the Towers. I headed to work in downtown Chicago. Weird seeing traffic lanes into downtown during morning Rush hour, empty. Then the lanes leaving downtown Chicago, packed gridlock. When I got to work, I found out bout towers collapsed. I thought I saw just the top of the building fall off, which kinda made sense. But both Towers gone? NO!!!! 9/11 had a big effect on me. For years, my eyes would always see the clock read 9:11 am or pm on the dot. I didn't understand it. I'm thinking this may be a warning. As years went on my mother's health began to fail. My mom made her transition. She was being prepared for her funeral on 9/11/11. Ten years to the date. Side note: Prince & the Revolution had their last concert in September '86. Tupac loved that band. He died September '96. Then, the rest is history. Alot has happened in September.